1. Impressionism 1860-1900’s

2. Impressionism Historical, political and cultural circumstances that created one of the most popular and influential art movements. • Emphasis of Light • Major Artists • Subject Matter • Industrial Revolution Inventions • Brush strokes

3. Impressionists • E  Everyday Life  • LLight  • B  Brush strokes  • OOutdoor settings  • WWeather and atmosphere

4. Emphasis of Light The basic principle of the Impressionist movement is that each work is based on the artists immediate visual impression of the scene at a certain point in time of day. Each work is a study of light, atmosphere and the play of reflections and color. • Time of day • Complementary colors • Bright colors Berthe Morisot

5. Impressionists Artists Impressionism broke every rule of the French Academy of Fine Arts, the conservative school that had dominated art training and taste since 1648. • Claude Monet (1840-1926) • Pierre Renoir (1841-1919) • Edgar Degas (1834-1917) • Paul Cezanne (1839-1906) • Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) Pierre Renoir

6. Subjects • Everyday life • Landscapes Edgar Degas

7. Industrial Revolution • Inventions like the steam engine and the camera changed the way artists recorded the world around them. • What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on artists? (Artists were able to travel more easily)

8. Brush strokes • Short Claude Monet

9. Paul Cezanne

10. Everyday Life Landscapes Time of day Bright Colors Impressionists Emphasis on light Subject Monet Impressionists Brushstrokes Short Artists Renoir Degas Industrial Revolution Steam Engine Camera

11. Post Impressionists • Vincent van Gogh • Paul Gauguin • Georges Seurat